Notice Information
Notice Title
Sports Physiotherapy Services
Notice Description
This pre-market engagement is being undertaken to understand current market capability in delivering specialist physiotherapy services for student sport, to explore potential delivery models, and to refine the scope prior to issuing any formal Invitation to Tender (ITT). Participation in this engagement will not provide any supplier with an advantage in any future procurement process. Through this engagement the University aims to: * Understand supplier capacity and capability to provide physiotherapy services, including injury prevention, rehabilitation, performance support, and pitch-side first aid throughout the competitive season. * Explore different delivery approaches, staffing models, clinical frameworks, and digital systems that suppliers would recommend for a university sports environment. * Identify any risks, constraints, operational considerations, or interdependencies that the University should address early in the process. * Use supplier insight to refine the service model, draft scope, and the final ITT specification and evaluation approach.
Planning Information
The University is using the InTend eSourcing Portal for this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise. Please use the link below to register and express an interest to view the documents with further details of this engagement. If you have any queries regarding the questionnaire or this Exercise please send us your enquiry using intend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/port/aspx/Home Submission of your completed questionnaire together with any supporting documents must be returned via InTend electronically. If you have difficulties accessing In-Tend, please email procurement@port.ac.uk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0677d6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029102-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85142100 - Physiotherapy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £255,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Apr 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO1 2UP
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- St Thomas
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029102-2026
30th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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